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| <h1 class="Head">Text Editors preference page</h1> |
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| <p>The following preferences can be changed on the |
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| <h2>Appearance options</h2> |
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| <th width="25%"> <div class="Para">Option</div></th> |
| <th> <div class="Para">Description</div></th> |
| <th> <div class="Para">Default</div></th> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Undo history size<br> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you |
| to set the size of the undo history for text editors. </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">200</div></td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Displayed tab width<br> |
| </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you |
| to set the displayed tab width for text editors. </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">4</div></td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Insert spaces for tabs<br> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you to insert space characters in place of tab characters.</div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Off</div></td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Highlight current line<br> |
| </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option controls whether |
| or the current line is highlighted or not.<br> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> On<br> </td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show print margin<br> |
| </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option controls whether |
| the print margin is visible or not.</div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Off</div></td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Print margin column<br> |
| </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you |
| to set the print margin column position.</div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">80</div></td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show line numbers<br> |
| </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top">This option controls whether or not line numbers |
| are shown on the left side of the text editor.<br> </td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> Off<br> </td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show range indicator<br> |
| </div></td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top">This option controls whether or not range |
| indicators are shown in the text editor.<br> </td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> On<br> </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Show whitespace characters<br> |
| </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether to display whitespace characters in text editors.<br> </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">Off<br> </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Enable drag and drop of text<br> </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether text drag and drop is enabled.<br> </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br></td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Warn before editing a derived file<br> |
| </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether to warn if a derived file is going to be edited.<br> </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br> </td> |
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| <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Smart caret positioning at line start and end<br> |
| </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether the editor automatically positions the caret and the start or end of a line.<br> </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br> </td> |
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| <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Show affordance in hover on how to make it sticky<br> |
| </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether to show an affordance in the hover on how to make it sticky.<br> </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br> </td> |
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| <td style="vertical-align: top;" width="25%">Appearance color options<br> |
| </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls various appearance |
| colors.<br> </td> |
| <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br> </td> |
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| <p></p> |
| <p>Here is how the Text Editors preference page looks like: |
| </p><p><img src="../images/ref-texteditorpref.png" alt="Image of the Text Editors preference page"><br> |
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| </p><p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" > |
| <br><a href="../concepts/concepts-6.htm">Editor</a> |
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| </p><p> <br> |
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